Braingames is a five-episode HBO miniseries that was shown one episode per month between late 1984-early 1985. A pilot episode had aired on HBO on March 1983 while a compilation episode, "The Best of Braingames" aired not long after the show's final episode. The miniseries uses tracks from Associated Production Music (KPM Music, Bruton Music, Conroy), De Wolfe Music, Emil Ascher, Inc., (Boosey & Hawkes, Coloursound, JW Music Library) and Network Music.
Pilot[]
Title/Sphinx[]
- Get Dancing (A-2) by R. Hook Norton [KPM 1239]
Game #2: Faces[]
- Concerto No. 10 In F Major - Allegro by Tomaso Albinoni, arrangement by Claudio Scimone [STU 71 311/MHS 824361]
- Here Comes the Band by William Loose [KPM 1219]
- (unknown arrangement of the 1812 Overture; plays during reveal of Napoleon)
- New Wave (B) by R. Hook Norton [KPM 1239]
- Happy-Go-Lucky (B-2) by R. Hook Norton [KPM 1239]
- (unknown arrangement of "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow"/"The Bear Went Over the Mountain"; plays during reveal of Smokey the Bear)
- Saw Theme by W L Trytel [KPM LP 15/KPM 1246]
- Finger of Fear by Fredric Bayco [FDH 201/KPM 1246]
Game #6: Between the Lines[]
- ? (plays throughout)
Game #7: Lloofbat[]
Braingames #1[]
Opening Titles[]
- Arrow 1 by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Taste, Like, Dislike by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Electronic Effect 8 by Paddy Kingsland [KPM 1301]
Wrongovia[]
- This Year of Grace 1821 by Len Beadle [BRP 2]
- Horse and Trap by David Snell [BRO 3/BRB 6]
- Victory March by John Leach [KPM 1105]
- Ascending by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Trumpet Call 1 by Sam Fonteyn [BRQ 2]
- Descending by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Lincoln's Inn by Norman Warren [BRP 2]
- The Queen's Minuet by Gareth Walters [KPM 1048]
- Scale Down by James Asher [BRI 19]
Safari Solitaire[]
- Log Drum Concerto by Eric Allen and Frank Reidy [DWS/LP 3340]
- Descending by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Grotesque Animal by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Oink Oink by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Ascending by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Pips by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Scurry (b) by David Vorhaus [KPM 1303]
- War Games by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Fairy Elephant by Duncan Lamont [BRF 5/BRJ 21]
- Scale Up by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Arrow 1 by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Teddy Bear's Party by Max Reinsch [KPM 1269]
The Riddler[]
- Good Old Dixie by Pete Winslow [KPM 1164]
- Charlie's Chase by Reginald Wale [DW/LP 3147]
- Froggy Trombone (1) by Hans Erlinger [BMLP 173]
- Animated Links 1-16 by Harold Smart [KPM 1133]
Digitville[]
- Mini Micro by Alan Hawkshaw [BRI 6]
- Kinetic Montage by Trevor Bastow [BRI 8]
- Electronic Effect 7, 13 by Paddy Kingsland [KPM 1301]
- Synchronous by Steve Gray (time-compressed) [BRI 1/BRK 2]
- Treble Vision by Alan Hawkshaw [BRI 8]
- Eldorado by Alan Hawkshaw [BRI 6] (+6 pitch)
Space Voyage[]
- Salute to Liberty by Zack Laurence [BRN 9]
- Planctum by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Synth Effect (a) by David Vorhaus [KPM 1243]
- Jump Up And Down 1 by James Asher [BRI 19]
- The Blue Danube by Max Reinsch [KPM 1269]
Braingames #2[]
Opening Titles[]
- Arrow 1 by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Taste, Like, Dislike by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Electronic Effect 8 by Paddy Kingsland [KPM 1301]
Wrongovia[]
- This Year of Grace 1821 by Len Beadle [BRP 2]
- Scale Up by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Horse and Trap by David Snell [BRO 3/BRB 6]
- Gracious Surroundings by David Snell [BRO 3]
- Magic Wand by James Asher [BRI 19]
Whosamawhatchamacallits[]
- Silly Season by Tony Kinsey [KPM 1302]
- Space Wars A (with effects) by Clark Gault [NTWKVOL-1]
- Word Processor B by Paddy Kingsland [KPM 1301]
- The Blue Danube by Max Reinsch [KPM 1269]
- Entry of the Gladiators by Edrich Siebert [KPM 1115]
- For Those in Peril by Ronald Hanmer [FDH 142/KPM 1246]
Safari Solitaire[]
- Log Drum Concerto by Eric Allen & Frank Reidy [DWS/LP 3340]
- Descending by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Grotesque Animal by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Oink Oink by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Ascending by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Pips by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Winter Sleigh Ride by Simon Benson [KPM 1213]
- Boomerang by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Purrlection by Joe Griffiths [KPM 1212]
Uninvited Guests[]
- The Blue Danube by Max Reinsch [KPM 1269]
- Rosamunde Overture by Franz Schubert; arrangement by Nick Glennie-Smith [KPM 1259] (-2 pitch)
- Salute the Brave by Robert Cornford [KPM 1274]
Museum Mistakes[]
- Good Old Dixie by Pete Winslow [KPM 1164]
- The Star Spangled Banner (a) by Graham De Wilde [KPM 1273]
- Ancient Islam by John Leach [KPM 1105]
- Deck the Halls by Simon Benson [KPM 1213]
- Magic Wand by James Asher [BRI 19]
- William Tell by Gioacchino Rossini [JW 499]
- Memories of Vienna by Alfred Ralston [KPM 1116]
- Neutral French Horn by Pete Winslow [KPM 1082]
Splatnarnt[]
- Dramatic Impact 1 by Ivor Slaney [FDH 327/KPM 1246]
- Dramatic Impact 5 by Ivor Slaney [FDH 327/KPM 1246]
Braingames #3[]
Opening Titles[]
- Arrow 1 by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Taste, Like, Dislike by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Electronic Effect 8 by Paddy Kingsland [KPM 1301]
Safari Solitaire[]
- Log Drum Concerto by Eric Allen & Frank Reidy [DWS/LP 3340]
- Descending by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Grotesque Animal by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Oink Oink by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Ascending by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Pips by James Asher [BRI 19]
- William Tell by Gioacchino Rossini [JW 499]
- Back Fire by Jim Lawless [BRF 6]
- I Spy With My Little Eye by Steve Gray [KPM 1178]
- Komic Kuts by Harold Smart [KPM 1133]
Whosamawhatchamacallits[]
- Silly Season by Tony Kinsey [KPM 1302]
- Sales Force by Paddy Kingsland [KPM 1301]
- Money Makers (A) by Paddy Kingsland [KPM 1301]
- Heavenly Clockwork by Max Reinsch [KPM 1269]
- America the Beautiful (B) by Graham De Wilde [KPM 1273]
- Finger of Fear by Fredric Bayco [FDH 201/KPM 1246]
Digitville[]
- Mini Micro by Alan Hawkshaw [BRI 6]
- Do It Yourself (c) by Paddy Kingsland [KPM 1301]
- Electronic Effect 7 by Paddy Kingsland [KPM 1301]
- Eldorado by Alan Hawkshaw [BRI 6] (+6 pitch)
The Riddler[]
- Good Old Dixie by Pete Winslow [KPM 1164]
- Charlie's Chase by Reginald Wale [DW/LP 3147]
- Froggy Trombone (1) by Hans Erlinger [BMLP 173]
The Inspector and the Lost Princess[]
- Lost City of Atlantis by Alan Hawkshaw [BRM 7]
- Taking Chances (A) by Richard Harvey [KPM 1282]
- The Killing Ground (a) by Richard Harvey [KPM 1282]
- Premonitions by Richard Harvey [KPM 1282]
- Games Played in the Dark by Richard Harvey [KPM 1282]
- Taste, Like, Dislike by James Asher [BRI 19]
- A Tale of Two Hearts (b) - Theme by Trevor Duncan [O.2467/SBH 2984]
Braingames #4[]
Opening Titles[]
- Arrow 1 by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Taste, Like, Dislike by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Electronic Effect 8 by Paddy Kingsland [KPM 1301]
Whosamawhatchamacallits[]
- Silly Season by Tony Kinsey [KPM 1302]
- Big Wide World by Brian Bennett [BRN 10]
- Word Processor B by Paddy Kingsland [KPM 1301]
- Creepy Crawley by Harold Smart [KPM 1133]
- Jack Tar's Hornpipe by John Leach [KPM 1182]
- Graveyard by Johnny Pearson [KPM 197/KPM LP 35/KPM 1246]
Wrongovia[]
- This Year of Grace 1821 by Len Beadle [BRP 2]
- Baghdad Nights by Ali Isfahan [KPM 1183]
- Atlantis by Joel Vandroogenbroeck [CS 8]
- Perky Trumpet by Pete Winslow [KPM 1082]
- The Dancing Class by Little Missenden School [KPM 1270]
- Dukes Jump by David Lindup [BRS 3]
- Flute Fall 2. by David Lindup [KPM 1187]
- Swirling Leaves by Gareth Walters [KPM 1013]
- Horse and Trap by David Snell [BRO 3/BRB 6]
- Heroines by Trevor Bastow [BRO 6]
- Waltzing in Dreamland by Alan Moorhouse [KPM 1204]
- Victorian Lament by John Leach [KPM 1116]
- Sport of Kings by Alec Gould [BRP 3]
Name That Sport[]
- American Ball Game by Ronald Hanmer [KP 009/KPM LP 2/KPM 1245]
- Sing Along Medley by Andrew Fenner [KPM 1149]
- Saturday's Game by Len Stevens [KP 005/KPM LP 1/KPM 1245]
- Thrills by Mike Moran [BRH 16]
Braingames #5[]
Opening Titles[]
- Arrow 1 by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Taste, Like, Dislike by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Electronic Effect 8 by Paddy Kingsland [KPM 1301]
Safari Solitaire[]
- Log Drum Concerto by Eric Allen & Frank Reidy [DWS/LP 3340]
- Descending by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Grotesque Animal by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Oink Oink by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Ascending by James Asher [BRI 19]
- Pips by James Asher [BRI 19]
- The Pink Elephant by Duncan Lamont [BRF 5]
- Keyboard Wizzard by Duncan Lamont [BRF 5]
- Biergarten by Zack Laurence [BRF 6]
- I Spy With My Little Eye by Steve Gray [KPM 1178]
- Boomerang by James Asher [BRI 19]
Eyeball Twisters[]
Unidentified Flying Pranksters[]
- Savoyards in Arcadia by Peter Cork [BRO 2]
- Licence to Thrill by Robert Cornford [KPM 1274]
- Flight of the Bumblebee by Max Reinsch [KPM 1269]
- Laser Shot (Short) by James Asher [BRI 19]
Whosamawhatchamacallits[]
- Silly Season by Tony Kinsey [KPM 1302]
- Flight of the Bumblebee by Max Reinsch [KPM 1269]
- Flexitune by Max Reinsch [KPM 1269]
- Roundabout Now by Harold Smart [KPM 1133]
- Tavern Tales by David Snell [BRO 5]
- Battle of the Giants by John Cameron [BRN 10]
Wrongovia[]
- This Year of Grace 1821 by Len Beadle [BRP 2]
- Alpine Fête by Andrew Basil [O.2405/SBH 2989]
- O Sole Mio by Ken Jones and Keith Grant [KPM 1272]
- Savoyards in Arcadia by Peter Cork [BRO 2]
- Yankee Doodle by Graham De Wilde [KPM 1273]
The Riddler[]
- Good Old Dixie by Pete Winslow [KPM 1164]
- Charlie's Chase by Reginald Wale [DW/LP 3147]
The Best of Braingames[]
Riddler Contest[]
- Good Old Dixie by Pete Winslow [KPM 1164]
- Charlie's Chase by Reginald Wale [DW/LP 3147]
- Striding Stomp by Keith Nichols [KPM 1149]
- Trombone Crazy by Duncan Lamont [BRF 5]
Music Tracks Not Known[]
- Synth drone + sequencer music when Game #1: Aliens is introduced (Pilot)
- Banjo music heard during Jesse James about to make a getaway after robbing the bank (Braingames #2)
- Bassoon and keyboard music heard during a game of long-living animals (Braingames #2)
- Piccolo cue in Wrongovia (Braingames #4)
- Eighties-style music heard throughout Memory Workout (Braingames #4)
- Funny music heard during Unidentified Flying Pranksters (Braingames #5)
- Hi-hat music heard during Unidentified Flying Pranksters (Braingames #5)
- Four legged animals tap dancing in "The Riddler" (Braingames #5)
- Bullfight trumpet in "The Riddler" (The Best of Braingames)
- Arrangement of "Jarabe Tapatio" (aka The Mexican Hat Dance) in "The Riddler" (The Best of Braingames)